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A review by hkar0610
The Sunlight Pilgrims by Jenni Fagan
4.0
I won an Arc of this book through a giveaway on Librarything.
What a book! I really liked this one. It can get a little muddled in the middle, and at points I felt like I was slogging through the snow with them. The narratives seemed to meander. On the one hand, that meant the story wasn't predictable. It was life, I was going day by day with them, walking down the street around the bend in the most delightful way. But on the other hand, it means there are points when your mind wants to put the book down and go for a walk, not continue diving deeper. There were several plot lines that I couldn't connect in the end. They made for interest but not for relevance. But the negatives are vastly outweighed by the description and author's way of pulling you into the personal struggles of the characters.
These characters are not "normal." They are not nuclear family leave it to beaver types. They are alternative, nonconforming fucked up humans who try to find joy and continue living a normal life in a scary time. They are great.
What a book! I really liked this one. It can get a little muddled in the middle, and at points I felt like I was slogging through the snow with them. The narratives seemed to meander. On the one hand, that meant the story wasn't predictable. It was life, I was going day by day with them, walking down the street around the bend in the most delightful way. But on the other hand, it means there are points when your mind wants to put the book down and go for a walk, not continue diving deeper. There were several plot lines that I couldn't connect in the end. They made for interest but not for relevance. But the negatives are vastly outweighed by the description and author's way of pulling you into the personal struggles of the characters.
These characters are not "normal." They are not nuclear family leave it to beaver types. They are alternative, nonconforming fucked up humans who try to find joy and continue living a normal life in a scary time. They are great.